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1987 Audi 5000 S 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, MisfireVIN: 0WAUEE0447After cylider head gasket replaced, The vehicle runs on
three cylinders. Cylinders 1 and 5 are not getting spark. I
have verified that the timing belt is installed correctly.
The dist is also installed and indexed correctly. Has
anyone seen one of these motors...

1991 BMW 750iL 5.0L eml light onVIN: WBAGC8317MCar came in for emission repair. wner did not state that
every so ofhten the throttles fail to resond on
acceleration. and the EML Light comes on. When ever the EML
light is on there is no response of throttle bodies. We
feel at this time we have the emission ...

1993 BMW 318is 1.8L Cuts outVIN: WBABE5312NThanks in advance.I dont know anything about bmw but it is
my bother inlaws.the car runs great at idle but at 3000 rpm
cuts out.i am not sure how to count the codes but i think i
have a 12 and 86.12 is tps it tests ok ohm wise steady
climb.not sure how to test...

2003 BMW 330i 3.0L Ball JointsVIN: WBAEY53473Hey all techs,
Just looking for Ball joints specifications. Have a couple
of BMW's with low mileage and they seem to have side play
in their Balljoints. I know there is a special tool to
check them but was wondering if I can check them with out
the tool, and ...

1993 Buick Century Special 3.3L Cuts out, StallVIN: 3G4AG54NXPHave not been able to duplicate this condition , other than
a slight stumble on hard stop once. Only does it for the
customer after an hour ride on the highway & then coming
down the off ramp to a stop. Always restarts, but will idle
rough for a second , befor...

1997 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L tcc lockupVIN: 1G4HR52K2VHave a car here that has no tcc lockup. I am getting code
p1870. First time I fixed the car the complaint was that it
surges driving up hills. Well with the tech 2 I could
command tcc lockup 99% and problem gone. I know gm has the
valve body problem so we pull...

1969 Chevrolet CAMARO 350CID a/cVIN: 124379L508this is a show car i agreed to work on but is becomeing a
headache after replace all new parts listed evac and
recharge sys 90 degree here pressure show ls 38 hs 160
cools to 55 degrees at 2000 rpm when eng is cold as eng
warms up vent temp rises to 68 hs 175 ...

1990 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, SurgeVIN: 1G1YY3386LHelp please! I have this 90 vette that is killing me. this
car runs fine some of the time but most of the time it has
a lack of power, a rougher then normal idle and a surge on
acceleration below 2500 rpms. Can anyone tell me what the
exhaust backpressure shou...

1990 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, StallVIN: 2G1WL54TOLthis car has been sitting for about 6 mo.i have checked the
tune up$did a compression test 150psi on all cylinders i
have checked i.a.c motor all ok and no intake leaks,i have
also done a injector flush and added 5 gallons of
93oct.fuel.car will run good for a...

1991 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.0L Front wheelsVIN: 2GCEK19H6MIf I could get some input on this truck,good customer of
mine had problems front wheels locing up,He replced
calipers(one was seized) and brake hoses.The front wheels
will lock up once or twice a day without applying the
brakes,does not matter what speed and i...

1995 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L HesitationVIN: 1GNEL19WOSVan came in last Oct. with check engine light on. Rich
condition. Found Inj. (spider) and plastic pressure &
return fuel lines bad. Replace all and Van ran good. This
past week customer went on a trip and engine started
running rough when pulling a hill. NO CH...

1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Fuel LeakVIN: 1GNDT13W9VHELP, I am writing installation instructions for replacing
the fuel gauge/fuel pump assembly I just need one queston
answered. Does the sealing o ring get placed in the tank
and then the sending unit installed or is the o-ring placed
onto the sending unit then...

2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Brake DragVIN: 2GCEK19T82Hello Please help
This truck under normal driving will not release front
rotors after braking. New calipers, rotors, pads, front and
rear. Abs power bleed, manualy bleed. No moisture in fluid.
Have not tried master, would suspect if bad would hold
front and r...

1990 Dodge Caravan 3.3L stumbleVIN: 1B4GK44ROLcar came in it will start fine then 10-15 seconds into
start up it gose into a funk for about 10 seconds. did it
befor and after head gaskets. fuel pressure is in speck
tested iac replaced. replace o2. tested crank and cam they
are in synk with each other cool...

1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L MIL Lamp onVIN: 2B7HB11Y6Xgood morning, after installing plugs, wires, cap, and rotor
for codes po300,302,303,306, van came back with po300 code
but drove and ran good. customer said it sometimes felt
like the transmission did not want to shift unless he gave
it more gas. that was with... Trouble codes: P0300

1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck 5.2L MIL Lamp onVIN: 3B7HF13Z6Xguys,
i'll be as informative as possible, first, i'm in florida.
the vehicle belongs to my niece who lives in northern
indiana. she bought this truck last year at a dealer. it's
a 99 1500 4wd thats been lifted and has 35/12.50/15 tires
on it. over the last 5-...

2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Truck 5.9L starts off in 2cndVIN: 3B7KC26Z3YHey all you Chrysler tranny techs, I need some help. Once
again I find my butt in the proverbial sling. I got this
Dodge 2500 truck with a 46RE tranny. It came in with a
P1740, and it had no problems other than overdrive. I
overhauled the tranny with a new tor...

2000 Dodge Durango 4.7L SurgeVIN: 1B4HS28N6YEngine surges at idle in park and drive. Short term fuel
trim is at 3%. Long term fuel trim is at 0%. Extensively
checked for vacuum leaks and found none. Checked for vacuum
leaks in crank case by disconnecting PCV, plugging holes
for PCV and breather hose and...

1990 Ford F-350 Custom 5.8L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp onVIN: 2FTJW35H8LTHIS TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO US ON A HOOK, ITS BEEN SITTING
FOR 2 YEARS OR SO. THE OWNER SAID THAT HE FIRED IT AND RAN
GOOD FOR ABOUT 500 YARDS THEN STALLED AND WOULDN'T RUN .
FIRST WE CHANGED THE OIL BECAUSE IT HAD LOTS OF FUEL IN IT,
AND CHANGED THE FUEL IN THE... Trouble codes: 67 (trans selctor switch)

2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L No StartVIN: 1FTWW32P04Vehicle towed in as no start, Batteries Completly dead will
not charge. Replace Bateries and then get 178 RPM cranking
but only able to get 282 PSI oil pressure. Want to replace
IPR, but no listing in aldata, Call Library and get
instructions and WOW, can,t be...

1993 Geo Storm 2+2 1.6L Hesitation, StallVIN: J81RF2361PAhead of time, thanks for your help!
Especially when cold, this GEO starves for fuel when put
into gear or when accelerating. On occasion, it dies when
put into gear. Carb clean will keep it running. Also boggs
down to the point of almost dieing when goosing ...

2001 GMC Sierra 3500 SL 6.0L Fuel GaugeVIN: 1GDJK34U81This truck is a rack body, While driving the truck the fuel
gauge occasionally drops to empty, The fuel lite comes on
also, then a short time later it returns to normal, not the
same length of time, sometimes a minute or two, sometimes
longer. the condition ex...

2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L MIL Lamp onVIN: 1J4GW48S11I have a quick question on this PO456 code. After testing
fuel cap with stant fuel cap test kit, this passed. So the
next test we performed was smoke test evap system. With the
scanner in purge system test, & in the block system mode. I
began to pump smoke int... Trouble codes: P0456

1998 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L absVIN: SALPV1245WHello Group,This Rover came in with the ABS,Trac light on
and a hard pedal with no assist.I pulled codes with our
scanner and I had a bunch of codes with no discription.The
hydraulic motor wasn't running and the fuses were good.I
pulled the black relay out for...

1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L Vent temperatureVIN: WDBDA28D0PThe problem with this car may be one of those "so simple
it's stupid" things but I'm in a rut here. The complaint is
no cooling most of the time and inadequate cooling a little
of the time regardless what the ambient temp is. This is an
R12 car and is factory ...

1987 Nissan D21 2.4L u-jointVIN: 1N6ND11S3HHello, does anyone know the part number to the u-joints on
this pickup? You would think Nissan would make them to last
longer than 250,000 miles.
All of my parts suppliers say no such part but some where
someone has changed these I just need to know how to ge...

1988 Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, StallVIN: 1G3JC5117Jthis car is causing us to pull our hair out. It runs fine
untill you try to pull away from a stop with wot. Then it
barks up the intake and stumbles and at times even stalls.
It came in last week with this same problem and we subbed a
new injector and tps and ...

1995 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L fuel injectionVIN: 1G3HN52K1Si have this 1995 olds 88 royale car starts but dies right
away have cde p1629 passkey ii error not familiar with this
sys does it control starter and fuel injection once car is
started any help would be much appreciated

2004 Porsche Cayenne S 4.5L lightsVIN: WP1AB29P84Dear Porsche Friends,
we have two (2) cayennes here from the USA. one with the
normal headlight system and one with the xenon headlight
system. we have to convert the car/truck to DAY TIME
RUNNING LIGHTS. Do this models have a feature to code the
daytime runn...

1997 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L Hesitation, Stall, Poor Fuel EconomyVIN: 4S3BK4356VHello fellow techs, This is my first iatn post, so please
bear with me. The car was towed in for stalled, won't
restart. Prior to stalling, the customer complained of bad
misfire/hesitation on acceleration since getting gas the
other day. I duplicated the hesi...

1999 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L UnknownVIN: 4T1BG22K9YThe cust came to me and said that the car every now and
then the engine will act like its getting stuck into
gear,and the motor will race. I have driven this car about
four times and it only happened to me once. There are no
codes and it usally shifts great. W...

1994 Volkswagen Transporter 2.4L No StartVIN: WV2ZZZ70ZSengine is actually 2.00 litre petrol aac motor. you may not
see this engine in north america
hi,stuck on this one. vehicle came in by tow rope quickly
concluded no injection pulse (switching wire permanently
grounded)sent ecm off for testing came back repair...

1994 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Hesitation, Surge, MisfireVIN: 3VWRA81H8RThe probelm only happens on a cold motor. The cam sensor
code makes no differance on cars performance.
Thew car starts and idles ok. Under light acceleration it
will hesitate and miss slightly. Try to maintain 30mph on a
flat level road and it will miss and b...

1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts outVIN: 3VWSC29M0Xthis vehicle started as a regular service lof,state
inspection and "throw in a set of plugs"
while driving the vehicle in i saw the mil light was on
here in mass that means it will fail the obd2 check. the
oil was changed the plugs were replaced with bosch pl... Trouble codes: P0172, P1128

1999 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L absVIN: YV1LZ56D8XPLEASE HELP! This thing is driving me nuts, mostly because
I am limited to what I can see with my scanner. Here it is
in a nut shell. Car came in with check engine light on, ABS
light on, and low traction light on. Being a european
import, I came here for some...

1991 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L no start no brake lightsVIN: 1G4CW53LXMthe vat was bad. the customer did not want to spend to
money to fix it so he sent it on its way. thank u for all
your help. it was the secruity system, this is the first
one i have ever dealt with and there a pain in the
butt...thanks techys

1990 Cadillac DeVille 4.5L exhaust leakVIN: 1G6CD533ILOn this particular vehicle, there is a brass plug that goes
into the hole. I order the plug from the dealer but
unfortunately it was not the correct one. I took a oil
drain plug with the correct thread and bolted the hole up.
There 2 application for that hole ...

1994 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L Cooling system.VIN: 1G6KY5293RAfter removing the thermo-stat housing & inspecting the
waterpump, found that impellor was tight & not corroded as
many replies had suggested to check. Gary from Ohio stated
the thermo-stat had stuck partially close on one he had
previously, and this did line ...

2002 Cadillac DeVille DTS 4.6L tire presure monitorVIN: 1G6KF57932I thank you all for your help. I ended up calling a caddy
dealership and was told of a possible update to the
software in the controller. It was to callibrate the
presures showen on the dash.I did not get the update. So I
went from 30 psi to 32 psi in all four...

1988 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham 5.0L Wiper SystemVIN: 1G1BU51H9JSeveral others have experienced the same problem with these
old beasts. The simplest solution is to attain the OE
setup, complete with washer pump for best results.
Unfortunately our local GM dealers sell wiper motors which
are identical from aftermarket suppl...

1998 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L ABS moduleAfter 2 weeks of working on the car, we have fixed it.
Found that the right wheel speed sensor wiring at the flex
point was broken. This put the ebcm into safe mode. That
set the code c1244. After power proping the ebcm with a two
battery. we got alot of codes...

1999 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 7.4L No StartVIN: 1GNGK26J9XHello group. I fixed the vehicle before I had a chance to
read any replies as our e-mail account was screwed
up.Anyway I happened upon an article in Motor Age where
someone had written in with the same problem on a Tahoe.
The response to their inquiry was with... Trouble codes: P1626 (loss of signal communication w/ vtd).

2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer North Face 4.2L SRS systemVIN: 1GNDT13S03Thanks for the help,after two outside Air bag vendors
attempted to reprogram. I was directed to these people by
Progressive,amazingly both wanted to be paid although they
didnot fix the problem. They both were told of the nature
and repairs before ever showing...

1994 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck 5.9L Surge, Cuts out, MisfireVIN: 1B7HF16Z8RCall it fixed.We'll know for sure in a couple months but I
feel it won't be back.Most replies talked about the vacuum
in tank but nobody stepped up and said yes that will ruin a
pump.We went thru electrical again just to make sure.What
we believe is going on i...

1994 Dodge Ram 2500 Truck 5.9L No StartVIN: 1B7KF26C0SThanks to all that helped.The pull in relay was dropping
out after key was in start position.I replaced them as a
set and all is well.Thanks again.

1995 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck 5.9L key fabVIN: 3B7HF13Z7STurns out this thing does have an aftermarket unit mounted
under the dash, the customer did not want to persue it at
this time. I guess I will see him back on a tow truck when
the remote battery goes dead!

1998 Dodge Dakota 5.2L cabWith the help of Mark in particular I was able to find a
new CAB and I had to probe the Dealer to get it, they
surely wanted me to change all of the ABS components. It
will stay original. Thanks to all. David

1985 Ford F-250 6.9L No StartVIN: 1FDLE47F5VThanks for all the great responses.This is a farm truck so
the owner went with a switch on the dash to control them
manually when needed. So far works good. Thanks for all
your help.

1990 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Misfire, Poor Fuel EconomyVIN: 2FTEF15N9LI have rechecked the injector and their connectors
rechanged thewiring and rerouted it I installed the otc
pinout and did find the o2 sensor had frozen removed it and
cleaned the carbon from it it then worked checked the hz I
believe we are about the same abov...

1994 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.9L abs pumpVIN: 1FDEE14Y3RThanks to everbody that replied to my cry for help. This
was a four wheel abs van and required the superstar tester
which i do not have access to(the diagnostic connector was
by the battery-3 pin). Inb checking allthe ideas i
recieved,(most had to do with rust...

1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L SurgeVIN: 2FMDA514XSThank you to all the IATN'ers. Once again you have come up
with lots of good stuff to check including checking the TPS
and lots of you said intake leaks cause that problem. Also
clogged EGR passages are a common problem.
The way I fixed this one was the simp...

2002 Ford THINK .0L headlightsVIN: 1FABP20542many thanks to doug , robert , steven not alot of
information regading the THINK outin the real world yet if
i get more info i will repost thanks again IATN !

1994 Isuzu Trooper S 3.2L inner CV jointVIN: JACDH58V4RThere are two ways to go on these axles. You can take
everything out except the inner CV outer housing, and it is
a fairly normal axle replacement job. Axles are sold this
way, by some rebuilders. But if you need to remove the
inner CV, the differential must e...

1990 Jaguar XJS 5.3L MisfireVIN: SAJNW4846LThanks for all 12 replies.After putting a rough estimaate
together cust said no repair at this time.Most said heat
sensitive engine drops valve seats and cause comp
problem.Also be very careful with cyl liners moving after
heads are off and causing coolant lea...

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L StartingVIN: 1J4GZ58S5TThanks to all that replied as per my update after finding
no power to ignition switch I started tracing the wiring
and Tom [...] was right on when he said to look in the
front of the radiator behind the grille at each corner as
that is a problem point for co...

2001 Kia Rio 1.5L mil light onVIN: KNADC12371Well troops, this vehicle is finally fixed. I recieved
several replies, but the best one was from Alex who said it
was part of the harness called a 'coupler' by Kia... I also
found out the trans is a F4EAT that is also used by Mazda.
I still don't understand w...

1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L clockVIN: JT6HF10U9XFinally got this one back for a battery which all
respondee's suggested. Strange that a batt that would start
the car every time couldn't keep the clock memory going!
Did test ok with midtronics. Thanks to Dave, Todd,
Stephen,Mark, Rodney and Fast Nickie C, th...

1998 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L blend door moterVIN: 1LNFM81W3WGood Morning Everyone, Just wanted to thank everyone who
took the time to share their thoughts.We did not repair
this vehicle. The Customer is taking the trade it in path.
Thanks again for all the advice.

2000 Mazda 626 ES 2.0L MIL Lamp onVIN: 1YVGF22C3YTSB bulletin 015/00 led me to recheck the intake manifold
gasket for cracks. I originally checked for this with the
engine at operating temperature and found no problem. I
tried again after the engine cooled to ambient temperature
and found the problem at the ... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean Bank 1).

1979 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 3.0L rear hub bearingVIN: 1161201200Received several good replies in a short period. Consensus
is this job is do-able with standard tools, with the
exception of a special socket to tighten the nut on the hub
bearings. (I have one that will work) BUT, the time frame
to tear it down, and then get ...

1994 Mercedes-Benz C220 2.2L steering pumpVIN: WDBHA22E1Rthanks for the replies. all said it was the pump. we are
replacing the pump. this is a big job on this car. if have
any futher problems with ths steering will repost. thanks
again!!

1987 Nissan 300ZX 3.0L relays, fuel pumpVIN: JN1CZ14S2Jall the thanks go out. the man that hit it exact, matthew [...]. the ground going into the fuel sender was
shorting.i drilled out the hole ran a new wire and sealed
it with epoxy.all is fine. sorry took so long to get back
but we put it on the side to take ca...

1990 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham 3.8L Excessive EmissionsVIN: 1G3CW54C6LThanks to all who responed to help me. 2 of the 6 that
responed recomended an O2 sensor, saying it was probably
lazy this was the answer to my problem. The reason I didn't
suspect the, (single wire)O2 is because the scanner was
showing cross counts, no codes a...

1985 Pontiac Firebird 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, StallVIN: 1G2FS87H3FHello all that replied to my post! first thing is that I
removed the tomco carb. and went back to the old carb.
under a closer look at the dist. cap found arc trails from
the coil button back to the coil. and the secondery cam was
all most gone.readjusted floa...

2001 Saab 9-5 2.3t 2.3L Glass break sensorVIN: YS3ED48E71Thanks for the replies. I was hoping to fix this before
posting, but this customer seems to have been abducted by
aliens, phone disconnected, etc. Thomas suggested problems
from body or dash work in the past, but this thing is very
clean and doesn't appear to ...

1991 Toyota Pickup DLX 3.0L Hesitation, Stall, Poor Fuel EconomyVIN: JT4VN13D1MFrom: Kenneth from Georgia Date: 04/26/2005 13:11:41
sounds like the old tricky coolant sensor had alot of the
camarys and corrolas not the trucks but they use the same
sensor will not be off enough to trgger lite never found a
volts scale but the ohms scale... Trouble codes: 51 (A/C switch circuit ECU neutral start switch or circuit TPS or circuit. Doesnt generate MIL computer doesnt save code. Code evident only during stumble condition with cold engine.).

1996 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Cuts outVIN: 3VWRA81H7Tmy original post eluded to a driveability issue, and the
replies addressed common ignition issues with these
vehicles, my update, however was closer to the actual
problem, tcc was partially applying at cold start and
during warm-up. since i recieved no replies...